A measles outbreak has spread in Indiana with six confirmed cases in Allen County. The Indiana Department of Health reported five new cases on April 9 after the initial case on April 7. There are currently no reported measles cases in Monroe County.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on its website , which is updated weekly, there were 607 confirmed cases of measles in 21 states. The Indiana cases were reported after the CDC’s latest report.
On Monday, April 21, people in Monroe County can protect themselves and their children from contracting the highly contagious and potentially deadly virus at a mobile vaccine clinic, happening from noon to 6 p.m. at the Ellettsville branch of the Monroe County Public Library , Meeting Room B, at 600 W. Temperance St.
Who is eligible to get the MMR vaccine at the mobile clinic?
Those eligible for the clinic include unvaccinated individuals of all ages and adults born after 1957 who received their vaccines between 1962-1968…